Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 7.6% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,740
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,915
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,740
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.42
SOS242
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,394
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,351
|
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,760
|
$5.32
SOS3,036
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,057
|
$2.27
SOS1,293
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,334
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,428
|
$1.68
SOS960
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,148
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS914
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS908
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,413
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,087
|
$3.85
SOS2,195
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,137
|
$42.50
SOS24,236
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,273,319
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,960
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,861
|
$9.60
SOS5,475
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,837
|
$41.00
SOS23,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS711,301
|
$197.57
SOS112,668
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,770
|
$86.54
SOS49,352
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,854
|
$71.50
SOS40,774
|
|
pay 82.9% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,685
|
$51.88
SOS29,582
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,715,918
|
$950.00
SOS541,751
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,099
|
$8.00
SOS4,562
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,272
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,635
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,169
|
$25.62
SOS14,613
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,081
|
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,517
|
$18.04
SOS10,289
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS115,065
|
$20.50
SOS11,690
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,968
|
$21.33
SOS12,166
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,585
|
$51.17
SOS29,178
|
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